Tuesday, June 16, 2009

And away to his castle we'll go

When I first moved to New York, I lived with my aunt and her young family for about 3 months, while I got acclimated to the big city, and looked for gainful employment. I slept in the daybed in the living room, which meant every morning, I could tell what time it was by the sounds of Nick, Jr. (bum-bum-bahhhhhmp!) and Gullah-Gullah Island.

It was a fun few months, mainly because I had a blast living with my cousins at the time, a five-year-old and a two-year-old. Thank goodness it was before the Disney Princesses had started to become the huge branded machine they are now. Back then, all we had were the big honkin' VHS tapes in the white plastic collector cases.

The best part was the toddler who looooooooved Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs. Actually, that's not true. She loved Dopey. Seriously. Her mom would be headed off to work, the little girl would cry and cry and cry, until we'd sit down on the white wicker rocker and turn on Doooo-pey! Dooooo-pey! Again. Totally adorable.

Never mind the fact that that two-year-old is in high school now, and I haven't watched Snow White since. Heh.

Anyway, I picked this one for today's magnet, because I found this photographer, Dina Goldstein, who did a whole series on Disney's Fallen Princesses. It's a slightly disturbing, but very interesting photo series that's apparently two more away from being complete. I just loved her interpretation of poor Snow White, after her happily ever after.

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Awww, I know. They were a little too sad a fate for our Disney princesses. Honestly, I read a little too much into them, worried that the little girls who emulate them too much have more of a chance of ending up like this version of the princesses than as Disney intended. I hope not.

But I gotta be honest, if I had a little girl? She and I would be fighting over who gets the cooler Disney Princess stuff. I'm just sayin'.

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With millions of blogs in the universe, why can't there be one on magnets. Everyone has them. And, if you're lucky, each one tells a story.
That's what I'm aiming to do here - pick a random magnet each day and tell a story. And who knows, maybe you'll come forward to share your own magnet stories.
They sell magnets all over the world - how can I be the only one who collects them?
NOTE: This is a magnet blog - mine. Which means that whatever opinions or commentary offered here are certainly from my own little head, and *not* reflective of my employer. Like, at all. In fact, here's what I'm supposed to say, apparently: "The opinions expressed on joymagnetism.com are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. The posts on this blog are provided "as is" with no warranties and confer no rights."
Also. New rule: No more magnetblogging on extended family. Second new rule: No more shoptalk, either.